ForecastAt this point, Garry Atchison, BSc, Birkie meteorologist, expects "by 9 am, when the first skiers start, we should be within 2 degrees of minus 15 degrees celsius, and rising one or more degrees per hour until 2 pm."

•Overnight low of -17•About -13 at 9am start time•Warming throughout the day to a high of -6 at 3pm"Bright sunshine on pristine snowfields and newly groomed tracks and away we go!"

"It rarely gets better than this overall!"

Wax RecommendationsBased on the forecast and what we have tested up to this point, we would likely be looking at the following for options and will be updating our blog on Friday after further testing.

We will aim to have our blog updated by 12pm on Friday with our final recommendations and then again at 6pm with any last minute updates or adjustments.

Grip WaxWe expect this will be a hardwax race with base binder.

Base binder:We would likely be looking at the following for options;

Vauhti Super Base

Vauhti Super Base mixed with Vauhti K18 or Swix Extra Blue

Swix VG30 - a liitle better than the VG35

VG35 mixed with Swix Extra Blue

Kick wax:We would likely be looking at the following for options;

Swix VR30 or VR40 if you need more grip

Swix Blue Extra - all round great choice!

SkiGo HF Purple - very versatile as temperatures warm through the day.

Vauhti K21 or Vauhti K18 if you need more grip

Rode Blue Multigrade or Purple Multigrade if you need more grip

Rex Pro Grip Blue / 30G

Note: Start with base binder, heated into the base after sanding grip zone, mixed with a layer of kick wax, followed by the appropriate number of layers of kick wax.

Glide WaxWe would likely be looking at the following for options;

Underlayer:We would likely be looking at the following for options;

Swix LF4 - universal underlayer

SkiGo 380 - good option as an underlayer

Rex Pink - not as good in packed powder but still good as an underlayer